With influences from Neurosis, Cult of Luna and Tool, KOLOSS are now a solid reality with a specific sound made of dramatic, epic and heavy sonorities. The stunning album “Empower the Monster” (digitally self-produced by the band in 2013) will see the light in physical format during April 2014 on VINYL, limited to 250 copies worldwide. A preview of the work can be heard by clicking here:

Nuclear Blast has issued that the Swedish extreme metal pioneers MESHUGGAH have announced more tour dates for 2013 in support of their latest masterpiece, „Koloss“.

Commented guitarist Mårten Hagström: “So it’s the last date of the ongoing European tour and we find ourselves in Cologne. This tour has been awesome and we’d like to thank everyone for coming to the shows making this tour an unbelievable experience. So naturally, we’re stoked to announce that we are coming back in April/May to continue the trek in the eastern parts of Europe along with the previously announced Scandinavian dates.”

“Koloss”, the new album from Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH, sold 18,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 17 on The Billboard 200 chart.

“Koloss” was released in Germany on March 23 and the rest of Europe on March 26 (March 27 in North America) as a CD digi, limited-edition Magic Cube (CD digi plus DVD exclusive to Nuclear Blast mail order) and two-LP brown vinyl via Nuclear Blast Records.

The “Break These Bones Whose Sinews Gave It Motion” video can be seen below. The performance clip was directed by Owe Lingvall of Sweden’s Village Road Film.

States MESHUGGAH vocalist Jens Kidman: “We were high on tacos and sodas when we recorded this video.” Source: Blabbermouth.net

“I Am Colossus”, a brand new song from Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH, is available for streaming and free download at the Scion Audio Visual web site. The track comes off the band’s new album, “Koloss”, which will be released in Germany on March 23 and the rest of Europe on March 26 (March 27 in North America) as a CD digi, limited-edition Magic Cube (CD digi plus DVD exclusive to Nuclear Blast mail order) and two-LP brown vinyl via Nuclear Blast Records. Source: Blabbermouth.net

The official lyric video for “Do Not Look Down”, a brand new song from Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH, can be seen below. The track comes off the band’s new album, “Koloss”, which will be released in Germany on March 23 and the rest of Europe on March 26 (March 27 in North America) as a CD digi, limited-edition Magic Cube (CD digi plus DVD exclusive to Nuclear Blast mail order) and two-LP brown vinyl via Nuclear Blast Records. Source: Blabbermouth.net

Video footage of guitarist Mårten Hagström of Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH talking to U.K.’s Terrorizer magazine about his favorite tracks on the band’s new album, “Koloss”, can be seen below.

“Koloss” will be released in Germany on March 23 and the rest of Europe on March 26 (March 27 in North America) as a CD digi, limited-edition Magic Cube (CD digi plus DVD exclusive to Nuclear Blast mail order) and two-LP brown vinyl via Nuclear Blast Records. Source: Blabbermouth.net